Sheriff's Office: Escaped inmate could be headed to Muskogee County

Skipper Eugene Rowland, 35, could be headed to Warner, where he is from, the sheriff's office says. (Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office)

OKMULGEE, Okla. (KTUL) —

The Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office says an inmate who escaped custody Tuesday could be headed to a town in Muskogee County.

Skipper Eugene Rowland, 35, could be headed to Warner, where he is originally from, the sheriff's office says. Rowland escaped custody escaped a transport van along U.S. 266 near Highway 52 east of Dewar.

Deputies are looking for a red 1999 F-350 pickup stolen out a barn near where Rowland escaped. The vehicle has Oklahoma tag 743-JNF.

Rowland should be considered armed and dangerous. If you see him, call 911 or the Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office at 918-756-4311.